• Bachelor of Architecture at Kuwait University (2011)
• Master’s degree in theory of architecture at Kuwait University (2015)
• Phd in Architecture at Arizona State University (2019)

• Architect at the National Council for Culture, Arts, and Letters 2011-2016

• Co-founded “Labij” architecture + design office 2011

• Member of the first Kuwait pavilion team- 13th International Architecture Exhibition at Venice Biennale 

• Completed the Museum and Gallery Curation course by the British Council 2016

• Appointed Treasurer of the Mosque Architecture Society 2023

ARCH 111 - ARCHITECTURAL COMMUNICATIONS 1

ARCH 105 – DESIGN BASICS

ARCH 205- ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 1

ARCH 305- ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 3

ARCH 405 - ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 4

ARCH 306- ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 5

ARCH 406- ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 6

ARCH 491 - ARCHITECTURAL GRADUATION 1 

ARCH 492 - ARCHITECTURAL GRADUATION 2 

ARCH 131- INTRODUCTION TO ARCHITECTURE

ARCH 232 – ARCHITECTS AND ARCHITECTURE 

ARCH 485 - ARCHITECTURAL RESEARCH

ARCH 333 – INTRODUCTION TO URBAN DESIGN 

ARCH 433- URBAN AND CITY PLANNING

Design and the Environment

Non-human architecture

Urban Interventions

Artificial Environments

Rua Alshaheen, Yousef Alharoun, Mohammed Alajmi (2023). Zoos from Private to Public Spaces: A Case Study of Kuwait’s Salwa Garden. Journal of Engineering Research, 100031, ISSN 2307- 1877. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jer.2023.100031 

Rua AlShaheen, Sarah Malek (2023). Preservation of Zoological Gardens: Natural vs Built Features. Civil Engineering and Architecture, 11(5A), 3024 - 3035. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2023.110817

Mohammed Alajmi, Yousef Alharoun, Rua AlShaheen and Al-Nafisi, M. (2024), "Kuwait's circular prototype mosque design: a history and comprehensive evaluation", Open House International, Vol. 49 No. 3, pp. 609-633. https://doi.org/10.1108/OHI-05-2023-0120

Rua Alshaheen, Shaikhah Alkhadhr, Deemah Borahmah (2025) Designing Non-Human Enclosures in ChatGPT: Prompt-Based Approach. International Journal of Architectural Computing. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/14780771251352960

Rua Alshaheen, Mohammed Alajmi, Yousef Alharoun, Abdulaziz Al-Saqobi (2025). Food Trucks as Temporary Place-Makers: Insights from Qurtoba, Kuwait. Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research.